1 Samuel 17:5:51 Sam.17.5.W5TAB

קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים

kaskassim

of scales

Transliteration
kas-kas-SIM
Extended
kahs-kahs-SEEM
IPA
/qas.qasˈsiːm/

Meaning by language

English
of scales

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
קַשְׂ + קַש + שִּׂ֖ים
kas + kas + sim
kaskassim

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    kas-kas-SIM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-shir-YON kas-kas-SIM

  3. clause

    ve-KHO-vah ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho ve-shir-YON kas-kas-SIM HU la-VUSH

  4. sentence

    ve-KHO-vah ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho ve-shir-YON kas-kas-SIM HU la-VUSH u-mish-KAL ha-shir-YON kha-ME-shet-a-la-FIM she-ka-LIM ne-KHO-shet

Exegesis

The coordinate phrase shiryon qaśqašîm {שִׁרְיוֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂים | širyôn qaśqašîm} “coat of mail of scales” layers protective detail, and the participle lāḇûš hû’ {לָבוּשׁ הוּא | lāḇûš hû’} “he was clothed” functions as a stative description.

In context1 Samuel 17:5

He had a helmet of bronze on his head and wore a coat of mail made of scales; its weight was five thousand shekels of bronze.

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 17:5:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 17:5, so the Hebrew word קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים (kaskassim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.17.5.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.5.W5.S1) and character.